Month: February 2013

aspiring sports star from West Moors has received a legacy award from West Moors Parish Council

Wimborne’s Knoll Gardens has announced an increased events programme for 2013. The  naturalistic show garden and nursery is now offering a series of highly affordable walk and talk sessions as well as practical gardening events, all in addition to its popular ornamental grass masterclasses. Running from 14 March–17 October, the events will be led by…

Mollie Benson from Ferndown is an inspiration to us all. At the grand age of 90, she still visits her local gym, Ferndown Leisure, not once, but twice a week to keep fit and enjoy a bit of socialising. For 13 years, Mollie and her two friends, Pam Morrell (72) and Pam Prendergast (78) both…

Wimborne Town goalkeeper Jason Harvell proved himself to be a Cuthbury hero after two stunning performances helped halt the Magpies’ slump in home form.
Wimborne went into last Tuesday’s home game against visitors Shortwood United after gaining just one point from their previous five Southern League encounters at Cuthbury.

The members of the Ferndown in Bloom Committee are inviting any Ferndown residents who would like to consider joining the voluntary committee members to help steer, support promote, and possibly even judge the 2013 competition to attend the Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 14 February.

There has been an enthusiastic start to the free weekly cycle rides from Highcliffe Castle being organised by the Christchurch and East Dorset Partnership.
The volunteer-led adult rides set off from the castle every Monday morning at 10am.


The rides are free and last no more than an hour, using quiet lanes, roads and off road cycle lanes. Each ride is led by a different volunteer so the routes will vary but they always finish with a sociable cup of tea or coffee.


John Davis who has been responsible for the production of Wimborne Minster’s parish magazine ‘PRINT’ for the last twenty years has retired. John took over the production of PRINT with his wife Connie in December 1992. With a small publication team, they produced the monthly magazine. Connie died in October 2007, but John continued to produce the publication very…

Dr Matt Doggett took a packed room of over 100 people on an incredible underwater journey at Moors Valley Country Park on 1 February. Speaking at a special preview of the British Wildlife Photographer Awards exhibition, Matt who took the overall winning shot, showed a wide range of his work, from meerkats in South Africa to the first photograph of a snakelock anemone shrimp in Britain – discovered tucked under Swanage Pier.

Ringwood Guides ‘Big Build Fund’ and Ringwood Vineyard Church have each received a £300 boost thanks to the Ringwood Floral Decoration Society. The cheques were presented by the president of the society, Mrs Dorothy Brown at the AGM in January. The money, which was raised throughout 2012 for the two local causes, will go towards renovating the Guide’s premises and to help families in distress in the Ringwood area. Also at the AGM, Mrs Margaret Lupton was presented with a camellia plant for her 18 years service as treasurer of the club.

Staff at Care South’s Talbot View care home in Bournemouth took part in Dignity Action day (1 February). The day is an annual opportunity for health and social care workers, and members of the public to promote the need to uphold people’s rights to dignity and provide a truly memorable day for people who use care services.